금연

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 禁煙.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)mjʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geumyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geum'yeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭmyŏn
    Yale Romanization?kūm.yen

    Noun

    금연 • (geumyeon) (hanja 禁煙)

    1. no smoking; smoking prohibition
      Antonym: 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon, smoking)